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Spending and market size in Steuben County, NY

Market size, public money and spending power from public records. Every figure is for the whole county, a town or a ZIP code; no single business’s spending is estimated.

Market size by industry

IndustryBusinessesJobsPayrollSales (2022)
Management of companies and enterprises5 1,689$562M
Health care and social assistance215 6,739$331.9M$656.1M
Manufacturing73 3,840$285.7M$1.17B
Professional, scientific, and technical services107 1,660$158.9M$73.6M
Retail trade293 3,952$139.7M$1.61B
Finance and insurance90 945$62.2M$219.3M
Accommodation and food services215 2,340$60.4M$170.6M
Transportation and warehousing76 830$44.8M$144.9M
Construction163 715$43.8M
Other services230 1,169$36.4M$100.1M
Wholesale trade49 539$35.2M
Information44 392$22.3M$78.9M
Arts, entertainment, and recreation33 461$21.8M$79.2M
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services80 585$18.6M$68.8M
Utilities8 171$18.3M$127.1M
Real estate and rental and leasing44 198$11M$67.3M
Educational services6 86$2.6M
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction11 39$2.2M
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting6 12$411K

Businesses by number of employees

Businesses, jobs and payroll: Census County Business Patterns (2023; places with employees; blanks are withheld by the Census to protect single firms). Sales: the Economic Census (every five years).

Taxable sales by industry, last four quarters

Sales and purchases subject to sales tax, reported to the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance (2026 - 2027 March - May, 2025 - 2026 September - November, 2025 - 2026 March - May, 2025 - 2026 June - August).

Public money to local businesses

Largest recipients of contracts and grants

  1. Alstom Transportation: $30M (Grants and incentives)
  2. Aramark Services, Inc. & The Corning Museum of Glass: $14.5M (Grants and incentives)
  3. City of Hornell: $7.6M (Grants and incentives)
  4. The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes: $6.3M (Grants and incentives)
  5. American Dance Asylum: $5M (Grants and incentives)
  6. Tractor Supply Company Store 1129: $1.8M (Grants and incentives)
  7. One Seventy One Cedar: $1M (Grants and incentives)
  8. Corning Community College Development Foundation: $1M (Grants and incentives)
  9. Universal Builders General Contractors: $755K (Public contracts)
  10. The Rockwell Museum: $630K (Grants and incentives)
  11. Rudys Lawn and Landscape: $619K (Public contracts)
  12. Weis Vineyards: $520K (Grants and incentives)
  13. Corning Elmira Musical Arts: $483K (Grants and incentives)
  14. Maple City Savings Bank, Fsb: $442K (Grants and incentives)
  15. Frey & Campbell: $410K (Public contracts)

State construction payments, SUNY contracts, defense contracts and subcontracts, state economic development awards, tax credits, arts grants and Medicare payments, matched to businesses in our directory. Medicare payments are a share of a practice’s income, not all of it.

What public bodies spend

The county, cities, towns, villages, school districts and fire districts together: $1.01B (each body’s newest year, up to 2025).

Money still to spend: $4.5M in E-Rate networking budgets (of $5.4M for 2026–30) .

E-Rate technology purchases: 2026: $421K (19) · 2025: $2.3M (48).

Every public body’s budget page →

The largest in the county, from public records

Largest employers (full-time equivalent, Medicare filings)

  1. CareFirst / Southern Tier Hospice and Palliative Care / Southern Tier Hospice 63
  2. Pathways 20
  3. Pathways 15
  4. Pathways 13

CMS

Hospitals and nursing homes by beds

  1. St. James Hospital 157
  2. Elderwood at Hornell 122
  3. Absolut Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Three Rivers 120
  4. Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Snf/Hrf 120
  5. Corning Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare 120
  6. Hornell Gardens 114
  7. Maple City Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 114
  8. Elderwood at Hornell 112
  9. Steuben Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare 105
  10. Corning Hospital 81

CMS

Largest medical practices (clinicians here)

  1. St. James Hospital 124
  2. Corning Hospital 44
  3. Nes Medical Services of New York Pc 42
  4. Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Snf/Hrf 27
  5. Tri-County Family Medicine Program 19
  6. County of Steuben 16
  7. Maple City Physical Therapy 7
  8. Oak Orchard Community Health Center 6
  9. Renew Counseling Practicing Licensed Clinical Social Work 5
  10. Keuka Family Practice Associates 5

CMS

Largest trucking fleets (trucks and tractors)

  1. Empireaccess 30
  2. Silk Road Transport 29
  3. Mehlenbachr Farms 21
  4. Southern Tier Provision 20
  5. John Reimels & Son 19
  6. Scenic Services 19
  7. Pathways 17
  8. Elliott Construction Services 16
  9. Damin Farms 15
  10. Lismore Dairy 14

FMCSA

Busiest vehicle inspection shops (last 12 months)

  1. Daves Colonial Motors 3,224
  2. Simmons Rockwell Chevrolet Gmc 3,063
  3. Demings Service Center 2,785
  4. Goodyear Auto Service Center 2,462
  5. Park Maple City Chryslr Dodge Jp Ram 2,365
  6. Kapral Tire&auto 2,334
  7. Bath Express Lube 2,331
  8. Swannys Garage 2,284
  9. Ts Garage 2,126
  10. Martins Auto Repair of Wayland 2,033

NYS DMV

Largest food stores (square feet)

  1. Wal-Mart Supercenter #2992 157,000 sq ft
  2. Walmart #2326 128,000 sq ft
  3. Wegmans 107,000 sq ft
  4. Wegmans 82,000 sq ft
  5. Tops #539 47,000 sq ft
  6. Wayland Food Mart 26,000 sq ft
  7. Konstantin D Frank &sons Vinifera Wine Cellars 26,000 sq ft
  8. Aldi Store #60 15,600 sq ft
  9. Walgreens Store #19760 14,500 sq ft
  10. Bath Save a Lot 14,000 sq ft

NYS Ag & Markets

Largest technology spending reported

  1. Corning City School District $3.7M
  2. Corning Hospital $1.9M
  3. Campbell Savona Central School District $1.3M
  4. Bath Central School District $885K
  5. Aramark Services, Inc. & The Corning Museum of Glass $872K
  6. Avoca Central School District $273K
  7. Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Snf/Hrf $267K
  8. Pro Action of Steuben and Yates $213K
  9. Southern Tier Library System $198K
  10. Steuben Churchpeople Against Poverty $122K

their own filings, newest year

Each list ranks the businesses in our directory by one figure from a public record; a business without that record isn’t on the list. Figures for a whole company are marked on its page.

Who buys from whom

BuyerSellerAmountYears
State University Construction Fund LeChase Construction Services$74M2010–25
NYS Office of General Services Apex Development$2.5M2020–22
State University Construction Fund Babcock Enterprises$2.3M2006
NYS Office of General Services Park Lane Construction & Developmentcorporation$1.5M2018–21
NYS Office of General Services L C Whitford Co$1.3M2021–22
NYS Office of General Services Massa Construction$1.1M2017–19
NYS Office of General Services Gudabri$836K2017–21
State University Construction Fund Universal Builders General Contractors$755K2008
Erie 1 BOCES Charter Communications Operating, LLC$684K2025
U.S. Department of Defense (Department of the Army) Rudy's Lawn and Landscape$619K2017
NYS Office of General Services Kircher Construction$598K2015–17
NYS Office of General Services Wilkins Mechanical$570K2016–20
NYS Office of General Services Dewberry Engineers$527K2020
NYS Office of General Services Window Specialist$506K2016–17
NYS Office of General Services Oconnell Electric Company$489K2023–24
State of New York (OGS, SUNY, all state agencies) New York Power Authority$424K2000
State University Construction Fund Frey & Campbell$410K2013
COUNTY of STEUBEN New York Power Authority$376K2012
NYS Office of General Services Twin Tier Constructors$316K2026
Southern Tier Library System Teracai Corporation$270K2025

9% of recorded purchases with a named seller went to sellers listed in the county.

Purchases and contracts in public records with both sides named: E-Rate and Rural Health Care purchases, school bus purchases, state and SUNY construction contracts, defense subcontracts.

Income by ZIP code

ZIPTax returnsIncome in allPer returnSelf-employedBusinesses
14418560 $38.2M$68K 130
144374,390 $264.9M$60K 490
145122,240 $177.7M$79K 400
145722,240 $139.4M$62K 22070
148012,170 $126.6M$58K 30057
14803540 $35.5M$66K 110
14804610 $38.4M$63K 90
14806960 $57.3M$60K 140
148071,350 $87.9M$65K 18044
14808260 $12.7M$49K 3
148091,040 $58.4M$56K 16040
148104,950 $272.9M$55K 540271
148121,400 $85.7M$61K 180
14814960 $93.2M$97K 120
14815420 $25.5M$61K 509
14819280 $13.6M$49K 20
14820300 $16.6M$55K 405
148211,510 $98.3M$65K 17036
148231,620 $93M$57K 18047
14826870 $52.6M$60K 10027
14827 4
148309,330 $852.5M$91K 1,230462
14831 4
148372,170 $141.6M$65K 430
14839290 $16.2M$56K 404
148401,530 $137.5M$90K 25093
148435,570 $321.7M$58K 650298
14855380 $17.3M$45K 1107
14858680 $47.7M$70K 6013
148704,450 $436.3M$98K 500179
148712,070 $156.3M$76K 250
148731,110 $61.7M$56K 18021
14874120 $8.4M$70K 7
14877200 $12M$60K 205
14879940 $54.4M$58K 12015
14885290 $15.5M$53K 507
14893 3
14897340 $19M$56K 40
14898570 $32.5M$57K 10015

Adjusted gross income on individual tax returns (IRS Statistics of Income); self-employed: returns with business income (Schedule C); businesses: Census ZIP Code Business Patterns.

Towns: internet at home and new housing

TownHouseholds with broadbandWithout internetNew housing unitsValue of new housing
Addison town89%11%
Avoca 2 (2025)$325K
Avoca town80%20%
Bath 18 (2025)$1.6M
Bath town81%19%
Bradford 1 (2023)$140K
Bradford town77%23%
Cameron 5 (2025)$362K
Cameron town79%21%
Campbell 4 (2024)$633K
Campbell town79%21%
Canisteo 6 (2025)$2.1M
Canisteo town80%20%
Caton 6 (2025)$2.2M
Caton town96%4%
Cohocton 1 (2025)$114K
Cohocton town89%11%
Corning 3 (2025)$1M
Corning city92%8%
Corning town95%5%
Dansville 5 (2025)$912K
Dansville town87%12%
Erwin 2 (2024)$519K
Erwin town93%7%
Fremont 2 (2025)$217K
Fremont town86%14%
Greenwood 1 (2025)$357K
Greenwood town89%11%
Hammondsport 1 (2023)$301K
Hartsville 1 (2025)$357K
Hartsville town76%24%
Hornby 1 (2025)$340K
Hornby town85%14%
Hornell 1 (2025)$357K
Hornell city85%14%
Hornellsville 4 (2025)$1.4M
Hornellsville town88%12%
Howard 1 (2023)$150K
Howard town84%16%
Jasper 1 (2025)$115K
Jasper town74%26%
Lindley town88%12%
North Hornell 1 (2023)$250K
Prattsburgh 3 (2025)$600K
Prattsburgh town89%11%
Pulteney 6 (2025)$3.5M
Pulteney town86%12%
Rathbone 2 (2025)$60K
Rathbone town84%15%
Riverside 3 (2025)$380K
South Corning 2 (2023)$200K
Steuben County Part Unincorporated Area 1 (2025)$250K
Thurston 2 (2025)$596K
Thurston town84%15%
Troupsburg 6 (2025)$600K
Troupsburg town79%20%
Tuscarora 1 (2024)$279K
Tuscarora town89%11%
Urbana 1 (2025)$300K
Urbana town88%12%
Wayland 1 (2025)$852K
Wayland town93%7%
Wayne 7 (2025)$1.7M
Wayne town87%13%
West Union 5 (2025)$583K
West Union town86%13%
Wheeler 7 (2025)$633K
Wheeler town67%33%
Woodhull 2 (2025)$213K
Woodhull town81%19%

Internet: American Community Survey five-year estimates. Housing: Census Building Permits Survey (units permitted that year).

Technology jobs and wages

Metro area: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (median wage). County: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (private employers).

More market figures

70 figures: energy use, vehicles, mortgage lending
  • Medicare Part D drug costs prescribed here: $93.3M (2024)
  • Home mortgages made: 1,685 loans (2025)
  • Corning Credit Union: 374 loans (22.2% of loans) (2025)
  • ServU Federal Credit Union: 292 loans (17.3% of loans) (2025)
  • First Heritage Federal Credit Union: 133 loans (7.9% of loans) (2025)
  • Community Bank, N.A.: 122 loans (7.2% of loans) (2025)
  • Rocket Mortgage: 87 loans (5.2% of loans) (2025)
  • Movement Mortgage: 61 loans (3.6% of loans) (2025)
  • Everett Financial: 50 loans (3% of loans) (2025)
  • 1st Priority Mortgage: 30 loans (1.8% of loans) (2025)
  • Primelending: 29 loans (1.7% of loans) (2025)
  • Lyons National Bank: 29 loans (1.7% of loans) (2025)
  • Premium Mortgage: 28 loans (1.7% of loans) (2025)
  • Citizens & Northern Bank: 28 loans (1.7% of loans) (2025)
  • ESL Federal Credit Union: 25 loans (1.5% of loans) (2025)
  • CNB Mortgage Company: 23 loans (1.4% of loans) (2025)
  • Genesee Regional Bank: 19 loans (1.1% of loans) (2025)
  • Other vehicles (electric): 33 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Other vehicles (diesel): 2,566 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Other vehicles (other or none): 473 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Other vehicles (flex): 19 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Other vehicles (gas): 8,241 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Commercial vehicles (diesel): 2,314 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Commercial vehicles (other or none): 2 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Passenger vehicles (other): 1 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Commercial vehicles (flex): 26 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Other vehicles (comp n/g): 3 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Passenger vehicles (flex): 223 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Commercial vehicles (propane): 1 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Other vehicles (other): 1 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Passenger vehicles (comp n/g): 1 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Commercial vehicles (electric): 12 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Passenger vehicles (diesel): 931 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Passenger vehicles (gas): 60,819 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Passenger vehicles (other or none): 59 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Commercial vehicles (gas): 4,937 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Other vehicles (propane): 1 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Passenger vehicles (electric): 326 vehicles (2026-10)
  • Total electricity use: 1,005,159 MWh (2025)
  • Residential electricity use: 157,661 MWh (2022)
  • Residential natural gas use: 12,311,789 Therms (2022)
  • Total electricity use: 458,062 MWh (2024)
  • Commercial electricity use: 283,052 MWh (2024)
  • Residential natural gas use: 9,484,740 Therms (2025)
  • Industrial electricity use: 238,233 MWh (2022)
  • Commercial electricity use: 382,663 MWh (2025)
  • Industrial natural gas use: 2,109,753 Therms (2023)
  • Industrial electricity use: 320,539 MWh (2025)
  • Total natural gas use: 14,306,419 Therms (2023)
  • Commercial electricity use: 127,477 MWh (2022)
  • Commercial natural gas use: 2,947,773 Therms (2024)
  • Residential natural gas use: 6,289,003 Therms (2024)
  • Commercial natural gas use: 4,316,902 Therms (2025)
  • Industrial natural gas use: 2,414,275 Therms (2025)
  • Residential electricity use: 301,957 MWh (2025)
  • Industrial natural gas use: 706,953 therms (2024)
  • Commercial natural gas use: 3,911,382 Therms (2022)
  • Total electricity use: 991,580 MWh (2023)
  • Industrial electricity use: 307,182 MWh (2024)
  • Commercial electricity use: 249,400 MWh (2023)
  • Residential electricity use: 295,169 MWh (2023)
  • Total natural gas use: 3,232,428 therms (2024)
  • Commercial natural gas use: 3,868,330 Therms (2023)
  • Total electricity use: 523,370 MWh (2022)
  • Industrial natural gas use: 2,240,214 Therms (2022)
  • Residential electricity use: 296,390 MWh (2024)
  • Industrial electricity use: 447,011 MWh (2023)
  • Residential natural gas use: 8,328,342 Therms (2023)
  • Total natural gas use: 12,846,686 Therms (2022)
  • Total natural gas use: 16,215,917 Therms (2025)

All figures are public records, each with its year. They describe the county, a town or a ZIP code, never one business. Something wrong? Tell us.